Just about to open Sobranie Casino in Russia’s Yantarnaya gambling zone became the location of charity auction ‘Coast of Hope’ on December 24. The money raised during the auction will be spent on treatment of children with serious diseases.

The charity event was attended by representatives of the business and Kaliningrad’s authorities. Kostya Tszyu, a two-time light welterweight world boxing champion, was invited as a special guest.

According to Instagram page of Sobranie Casino, operated by OOO ‘Uni Gaming Company,’ the opening ceremony of the casino is expected to take place in December. Sobranie Casino will be the second gambling facility in Yantarnaya zone.

Early this year, in April 2016 the gambling zone opened Magic Crystal, a slot machine hall. A hotel-casino and SPA-center are planned to be opened in the near future.

Yantarnaya gambling zone in the Kaliningrad region can rightly be called the western stronghold of the Russian gambling. About 100 hectares of land was allocated for its construction near the village of Kulikovo on the Baltic Sea. For a long time the development of the gambling zone was complicated by the lack of investors. Real investors appeared only after the government had allocated money for the infrastructure development.